Uzume strolled down to Ichiraku's hand in hand with Hiro. He'd been her boyfriend for almost 5 years now or soon to be 5 years. Their anniversary landed on her birthday so when she turned 25 would be 5 years for them. With her birthday/anniversary being only three weeks away she was beginning to grow nervous. Anko had spent the last week trying to convince her that he was going to propose. She hoped he didn't, not because she didn't like him, she just wasn't ready to settle down and start a family like Hiro wanted. He was a skilled jounin and planned to continue his career as a shinobi, but for her he wanted her to give up her life as a shinobi and stay home and raise their children. He hasn't outright asked her yet so she had kept her distance from the topic not wanting to argue about it yet. Besides Hiro was old fashioned and didn't want kids until after he was married. She had just gotten back from a six month long mission in the land of waves last week so they were meeting some friends for ramen.
"Hey Uzume want to spend the night at my apartment tonight after we go out for drinks? It's closer to the bar then yours is"
"Sure sure, whatever you say! You just want to get in my pants"
He grabbed her ass and whispered into her ear "of course I want to get in your pants, you have been gone for six months. I've missed having you spread out on the bed waiting for..."
"Oh lookie here we are" she cut him off and elbowed him sharply as they came up to Ichiraku's "hey there everybody!"
Hearing Uzume's voice, Izumo jumped up from his seat and trapped the kunoichi in a bear hug, before letting her free and ruffling her emerald hair playfully.
"Hey there stranger!" He beamed at her.
"Hey yourself loser! Please tell me you didn't bring your dumbass partner..."
"Missed you too!" Kotetsu's voice rang out from the other end of the table.
Genma, Hayate, Aoba, Raidoh, and Yugao were all there as well. After the group had exchanged 'Hellos', Uzume plopped down in between Hiro and Izumo.
"So..." Izumo started up "How is it finally being home?"
"It's okay I guess, the mission went well so we finished up a bit early. I wasn't actually supposed to arrive home for another month so Tsunade said I could've stayed and relaxed until then but I missed you guys so I came back! And Yuri missed home too; she started using me for a scratching post towards the end. I had to bring her home to the comfort of her cat tree"
Hiro huffed next to her. "That cat is such a pain in the ass! When we finally get a place together she has got to go!"
Uzume looked at him horrified.
Izumo leaned back in his chair and laughed.
"Well Hiro it was nice knowing you"
"What are you going on about over there, chuunin?"
Uzume's fist hit the table as she glared daggers at Hiro.
"I will have you know that I never agreed to move in with you at all let alone without my precious Yuri. She's my little angel; she just doesn't like you because you are an ass." She stated matter of factly "And I'll have you know I do not appreciate you insulting my friends!"
"Jeez Uzume it was a joke! Don't get all bent out of shape over it"
"I didn't think it was funny!"
"Hey Uzu-chan chill He said it was a joke" Izumo chimed in "No harm done"
"Tch pushover! I would've punched his teeth in if I were you!"
Hiro chuckled and slung his arm around his fuming girlfriend and pulled her close to kiss her, but she turned last minute so his lips fell on her cheek. He pulled back and grabbed the back of her neck holding her head in place so that he could kiss her lips trying to pry them open with his tongue. She did not return his kiss but instead pushed him off and punched him in his gut.
"What the fuck was that for?!"
"No one wants to see you and me suck face while they're trying to eat! I was just doing everyone here a favor"
In all honesty what she said was only half true, the more important reason is that she didn't want Izumo to see. He always got jealous when she and Hiro got exchanged physical contact and she didn't want to ruin the mood of the little homecoming get together he had thrown together for her.
"Thank you for being so courteous" Kotetsu chimed in sarcastically.
"I could give two shits about you Kotetsu!"
"Your foul mouth is ruining my appetite"
"No one cares"
"God you are a bitch"
"Izumo! Kotetsu is calling me mean names again!"
Kotetsu went to yell back at her but Izumo stopped him before he could.
"What did I tell you? Behave! She just got home and she missed us!"
"Tch whatever you say... Doesn't seem like she missed us to me"
Uzume took this opportunity to throw a sharp glare in Kotetsu's direction, which he gladly returned. Izumo just sighed in defeat. Genma was falling out of his chair laughing.
Uzume huffed and turned away to eat her ramen, grumbling to herself. The rest of the meal went smoothly the group sat around joking and laughing and before they knew it the sun had set and they were leaving to go to the bar for some drinks.
They were almost there when a few familiar faces greeted them just outside the bar. Kakashi, Yamato and Asuma were leaned up against the wall in the back alley talking while Asuma finished his cigarette. Kakashi greeted them with his usual nonchalant wave, his visible crinkling up in a smile. Yamato and Asuma followed shortly after voicing their 'Hellos' and joining the group.
They entered the bar and sat down at a large booth in the corner opposite the dance floor and ordered their drinks. Uzume sat between Hiro and Asuma, directly across from Izumo. She was enjoying listening to her friends converse about their latest missions and complain about not having the chance to all go out together like this as often as they would like, she chimed in with her opinions on matters every so often. She could see Hayate whisper something into Yugao's ear making her blush and made a mental note that she'd have to ask her about it later.
'About time they got together! She has been crushing on him since we were kids' she thought to herself. She felt Hiro's hand that had been sitting comfortably on her knee start to snake its way up her thigh before she grabbed it and squeezed it roughly.
"Don't even think about it" she growled in his ear, "We can mess around all you want later at HOME, right now we are out with friends so keep it in your pants"
"Fine" he replied drawing his hand back.
Asuma ruffled her hair and smiled down at her lightening her mood.
"So Uzume, how have you been? I heard your mission went well"
"I've been good. Super busy last week writing the mission report for Lady Tsunade, but now that that is over with I'm going to start training again to prepare for my ANBU exams if Kakashi will help me"
Kakashi looked at her like he was surprised "So you want to be ANBU? I suppose I could show you a few things. I'll have Yamato help you too."
Yamato simply nodded at his sempai.
"Thank you!" Uzume smiled about to return to her drink when she heard Hiro clear his throat. "What's up?" She looked up at him. He was furious, she could see it in his eyes, but they also looked hurt.
"Were you even going to ask me how I felt about this?!" He snapped at her.
So much for feeling bad, her temper got the best of her as always. "Since when do I need your permission?"
" I'm not saying that! I'm saying that it's selfish of you to make decisions like that without consenting me first!"
"Same thing Hiro! I want this! You knew I wanted to be ANBU, I always have!"
"Whatever, I'm calling it a night! We will talk about this when we get home! Night everybody, sorry for ruining your night" he sighed and got up from the table hesitating as he grabbed Uzume's hand giving it a tug, she got up and walked outside the door so her friends wouldn't see them fight. When she stopped Hiro pulled her forward before turning to look back at her.
"C'mon Uzume let's go"
"I'm not ready to leave yet. Go home get some sleep I'll see you tomorrow. Don't wait up for me, I think I'll sleep at home tonight"
"Don't be like this, please?"
"Like what?! Disobedient? I'm not a dog!"
"Never said you were! God you are so difficult, stay if you want! I'll leave the door open come over when you are done I'm going to go"
"Night Hiro"
"See you in a little bit Uzume!"
"Night!"
She smoothed out her dress and walked back into the bar heading for the bathroom. Once inside she stepped in front of the mirror grabbing a hair tie and pulled her hair back into a messy bun, her emerald curls falling out of the bands hold. She readjusted the white lily in her hair pinning it back in line with the hair tie. Her bangs fell just above the end of her nose and into her sapphire eyes. Grabbing some lipgloss out of her purse she put it on, it was a sheer shade, but it made them pop. She thought it made them the shade of cotton candy, Hiro hated it, saying the shade made her look washed out and said it tasted too sweet and it made her lips sticky and gross. She looked to her eyes, her mascara was bleeding under her them making her look like hell, so she wiped it off and opened up her purse in search of the waterproof color she had bought last week.
"Dammit! Must've left it home like a dumbass!"
"Left what at home?"
Uzume jumped. "God! Yugao don't scare me like that! I didn't even hear you come in"
"Great ANBU you will make!" Yugao chuckled "letting people sneak up on you all the time!"
"I know right! Don' rub it in Yu-chan. Hey do you have mascara I can borrow? I left mine at home and the one I used earlier bled under my eyes"
She dug in her purse before producing a slim tube handing it to her friend.
"Did Hiro make you cry?!"
"No! Ha! You are hilarious! I don't cry you know that"
"I know, just worried. What's his problem anyway? Why was he so mad at you?"
"Who knows!" Uzume lied. "The bigger question here is what is going in between you and Hayate? Hmm? I saw him whispering in your ear!"
"N-nothing!" Yugao stammered trying to hide her blush, flipping her purple hair over her shoulder attempting to gather it up and tie it back, revealing her neck and the very purple marks that covered the pale skin of her neck.
"So then who are those hickeys from then" the emerald haired kunoichi smirked applying mascara " maybe you should leave your hair down instead"
"Good idea... And as for the previous question how about you stop by sometime this week and we can have a girls day and I will tell you all about it"
Uzume closed the mascara handing it back to her friend "Sounds good to me! It's a date then?"
"Hell yeah"
"Don't tell your lover though he may get jealous!"
"He is not my lover! And I highly doubt Hayate will care if the two of us go out on a date"
"Kinky, you can tell him he can watch if he wants"
"Oh god! How much sake have you had?!" Yugao asked her friend as they made their way back to the table
"I don't need to be drunk to have sex with you Yu-chan. I find you attractive when I'm sober. I'll have to ask Hayate what spots make you scream"
Hayate having heard this turned a deep shade of red and the rest of the table was either laughing hysterically or like Genma nursing a nosebleed.